Overview
The Project Management Support Senior Officer supports the effective implementation, coordination, and monitoring of project activities to ensure successful delivery of results within scope, time, cost, and quality parameters.
Tasks Summary
- Contribute to the development, execution and updating of detailed implementation plans.
- Provide logistical and operational support for missions, workshops, and dialogues.
- Integrate sustainability, social inclusion, and gender equality considerations into all project stages.
- Support full implementation of Health, Safety, Social and Environmental (HSSE) standards.
- Conduct or participate in field missions to monitor implementation and support local partners.
- Coordinate the timely preparation and submission of narrative and financial reports.
- Track project progress against scope, schedule, cost and quality indicators.
- Conduct regular reviews of project data, milestones, and performance indicators.
- Maintain dashboards and monitoring tools.
- Provide quality assurance for project deliverables, reports and documentation.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with national and local authorities, donors, partners, grantees, and other key stakeholders.
- Facilitate regular communication and coordination among programme teams and partners.
- Support the organization of steering committee meetings, technical workshops, and stakeholder consultations.
- Ensure stakeholders are informed of project progress, activities and results.
- Support the organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on project management.
- Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice (CoPs).
- Conduct research on project management-related topics and contribute to the drafting of reports, summaries and briefing notes.
Experience Requirements
- Relevant experience is work in project management or related areas.
- Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems is required.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
Qualification Requirements
- Required Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 4 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
- Desired A globally recognized professional certificate or membership in Project Management is desired.
